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For most people who can afford it, yes. Lynn Haven grades B overall, ranked 122nd of 634 in Florida. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $322K, 4.5 years of the Panama City metro’s $72K median household income. On hazard risk, just 60 of Florida’s 779 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Lynn Haven Bayou Park & Preserve, at 101 acres. Lynn Haven is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns.
Where Lynn Haven beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Lynn Haven is from typical.
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Census counts: 874 in 1920, 18,695 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and a map from 1981 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lynn Haven, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Lynn Haven.
Lynn Haven fares better on crime within Florida than nationally, trades workers with Panama City and other neighbors and has a longer frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Florida.
625 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 103 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 94% of U.S. communities. Since 1985, 625 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lynn Haven.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Bay school district. Three of its 11 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mowat Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 803 | B |
| A. Crawford Mosley High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,864 | B |
| North Bay Haven Career AcademyTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 865 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
| Lynn Haven | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lynn Haven Sports Complex | 1.5 mi | 60 |
| 2. Cain Griffin Park | 0.6 mi | 8 |
| 3. Lynn Haven Bayou Park & Preserve | — | 101 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 11.5 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 83% of Florida’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 185 to 174 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Lynn Haven’s property crime rate is 6.4 per 1,000 residents, below both Florida’s towns (16.4) and U.S. towns (11.5).
| Lynn Haven | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 6.4 per 1,000 residents | 16.4 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 1.4 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Lynn Haven beats the Florida average on 9 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 17% of adults binge drink in Lynn Haven, where Florida’s towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 16%. 76% of Lynn Haven adults had a checkup this year.
| Lynn Haven | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 79% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 23% |
| What stands out | Lynn Haven | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11.2% | 15.9% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.6% | 12.7% |
| More adults with depression | 20.9% | 17.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Panama City 5n weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 301 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 77% of Florida places with climate records. The Panama City 5n weather station records that about 67 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 87% of Florida places with climate records.
Lynn Haven has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Lynn Haven is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lynn Haven has about as many jobs (7,789) as working residents, but only 1,010 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 4,851 in 2013 to 7,789.
Most working residents leave Lynn Haven for work: only 12% work in town. Jobs based in Lynn Haven grew to 7,789 in 2023, 2,938 more than in 2013. 6.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Lynn Haven.
| Lynn Haven | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.2% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.5% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Lynn Haven home is worth about $322,000, about the same as a year ago, 14% below the Florida typical home. Lynn Haven’s median rent is $1,563 a month.
| Lynn Haven | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,563 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
People 65 and older are 16% of residents (21% statewide); children under 18 are 24% of residents (20% statewide). Lynn Haven has grown 20% since 2020, to 22,479 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Florida.
| Lynn Haven | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 37.3 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 31% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
About 91 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.2 points). Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Lynn Haven | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.4% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.8% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.9% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.3% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.1% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.3% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.4% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.2% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.5% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.6% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.4% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.1% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.3% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.2% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lynn Haven
About 7 of every 100 Lynn Haven residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
City in Florida, United States
Lynn Haven is a city in Bay County, Florida, United States, north of Panama City. The population was 18,695 at the 2020 census, up from 18,493 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Panama City, Florida metropolitan area.
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2 towns share a border with Lynn Haven.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Haven | #122 | B | C− | B+ | B | B+ |
| Cedar Grove | #196 | B− | B+ | — | B | C− |
| Panama City | #555 | D | C | D | B | C− |
Cedar Grove reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Lynn Haven with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Lynn Haven grades B overall, better than 55% of U.S. towns and #122 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health, B+ for safety and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.